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I'm not sure, but I suspect that some things are expensive enough to be beyond private investment. Mega-projects like the Apollo missions, the Hubble telescope,
by DanI-S 16y ago
I'm not sure, but I suspect that some things are expensive enough to be beyond private investment. Mega-projects like the Apollo missions, the Hubble telescope, the LHC and such seem likely to be too risky to embark on with a prize as the incentive.
Edit: I know the LHC has nothing to do with NASA; it is just in a similar vein.
- stcredzero 16y agoI think a $20 billion prize for a manned Mars landing could pay off handsomely for both the winning contestant and the government, particularly if the government received a license to the technology used to accomplish the prize. $2 billion for a fully reusable TSTO lofting 5000 pounds to LEO would also be money well spent.